Pedagogical Leadership Study and Training for ECD Managers in the Rural Areas of South Africa

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Project duration
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Core fields of research
Learning, teaching and interaction
Research areas
JYU.Well
Educational Leadership
Learning at work and well-being
Department
Department of Education
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Psychology

Project description

The purpose of the research project is to develop an international hybrid training for leadership in early childhood education in international collaboration with universities and organizations from different countries (University of Helsinki and Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ from Finland,  ADA University from Azerbaijan, University of South Africa and University of Pretoria from South Africa and German Youth Institute from Germany).

The objective of the project is to provide training and assistance to ECD managers involved in Early Childhood Development (ECD) in South Africa. The training program is designed and based on the research conducted during the initial phase of the project.

With the research, we aim to provide understanding about professional development of ECD managers through training. Knowledge will be shared with scientific articles and utilized with planning the future training.

Project team

External members

Kirsi-Marja Heikkinen

University Teacher
University of Helsinki

Tuelo Matjokana

University of Pretoria

Matshediso Modise

associate professor
University of South Africa

Francinah Masola

University of Pretoria

Nkidi Phatudi

Professor
University of South Africa

Ulviyya Mikayilova

ADA University, Azerbaijan

Daniel Turani

fInternational Centre for Early Childhood Education and Care (ICEC), German Youth Institute (DJI)